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a deal was in place to sell the team and moving to seattle, but mayor kevin johnson led the effort to find investors to match the offer. cory johnson shows us how a team of tech moguls has the kings poised to achieve great things. >> it is ripe with tech team owners. there's a new ownership group for the sacramento kings. >> i think of it as a social network. >> he is hoping it will turn around a moribund franchise. he is not going it alone. >> these are truly smart people. >> people like paul jacobs and chris kelly. >> this ownership group has the most patents. we might not have the most wins, but we have the most patents. >> chris mullin is his personal advisor. >> you have to have a lot of money to buy them. a lot of these guys are successful. they have money and they have passion. >> the kings pose a tough business problem. only 8 winning seasons. last season's attendance was the lowest in the league. one of the biggest tech titans of all tried to swoop in and buy the kings and move the team to seattle. but a group partnered with the city of sacramento and came up with a clever re
a deal was in place to sell the team and moving to seattle, but mayor kevin johnson led the effort to find investors to match the offer. cory johnson shows us how a team of tech moguls has the kings poised to achieve great things. >> it is ripe with tech team owners. there's a new ownership group for the sacramento kings. >> i think of it as a social network. >> he is hoping it will turn around a moribund franchise. he is not going it alone. >> these are truly smart...
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johnson in the back with both hands. mr. johnson fell, face first, to his death. seemingly contradicting the defense's side that he fell by accident after graham pushed his arm away during an argument. >> she openly admits she took a dear friend from us, it boggled my mind. >> reporter: they say they plan to prove that for nine days after johnson's death, graham went to great lengths to hide her crime from friends, family, and law enforcement. allegedly sending herself e-mails from a fake account she made named tony. >> prosecutors have to prove she intended to kill him. >> reporter: she's pleaded not guilty. in their legal briefs, her attorneys admit her story changed over time. but maintain that johnson's death was an accident. the defense writing in the brief that despite expected testimony that graham suffered from cold feet, witnesses thought that the wedding was perfectly normal. >> this case will come down to whether the jury believes that she regretted this marriage so much that she pushed him off the edge. literally. >> reporter: graham's attorney reveali
johnson in the back with both hands. mr. johnson fell, face first, to his death. seemingly contradicting the defense's side that he fell by accident after graham pushed his arm away during an argument. >> she openly admits she took a dear friend from us, it boggled my mind. >> reporter: they say they plan to prove that for nine days after johnson's death, graham went to great lengths to hide her crime from friends, family, and law enforcement. allegedly sending herself e-mails from...
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veronica johnson showing some of the latest reports on twitter. >> that's right. we start, too, with a look at the radar. we'll come back and show you some of the pictures, photos that you folks have been taking and sending in to us. take a look at the radar right now. down in the south we see ta pink, that's a mixture of snow and sleet right now. so much of the area we're seeing it covered in white on storm team 4 radar. valerie says they've got two inches along i-81 where some of the worst conditions will be later tonight and tomorrow morning. garrick boyd, falls church, reporting snow. one more stop for you. heading to the south showing where that snow continues to make its way eastward toward areas like mechanicsville. you've had a mixture, you'll switch over to all snow. chuck? >> absolutely right. the way it will be for the remainder of the day, temperatures inching their way barely above the freezing mark. another check of the forecast in a few minutes is there thanks, chuck. >>> snow flakes are falling across the area as the winter storm we've been watchin
veronica johnson showing some of the latest reports on twitter. >> that's right. we start, too, with a look at the radar. we'll come back and show you some of the pictures, photos that you folks have been taking and sending in to us. take a look at the radar right now. down in the south we see ta pink, that's a mixture of snow and sleet right now. so much of the area we're seeing it covered in white on storm team 4 radar. valerie says they've got two inches along i-81 where some of the...
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but maintain that johnson's death was an accident. the defense writing in the brief that despite testimony that graham suffered from cold feet, witnesses thought the wedding was perfectly normal. >> this case will come down to whether the jury believes that she regretted this marriage so much that she pushed him off the edge. >> reporter: graham's attorney revealing the plan to show a starkly different image of her husband's lifestyle. charges of sec-degree murder, volunteer manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter are possible. abc news tried to reach out to attorneys on both sides but have not heard back. >> we'll follow the case all week long. >>> a lot of other news. for that, it's ron claiborne. >> hi, again, dan and bianna. she's making me laugh. in the news today, a national day of prayer and reflection, started a week of events to honor nelson mandela in south afri africa. a memorial service is expected on tuesday, where a lot of kig any tears from around the world will attend, including the obama family. >>> a pennsylvania c
but maintain that johnson's death was an accident. the defense writing in the brief that despite testimony that graham suffered from cold feet, witnesses thought the wedding was perfectly normal. >> this case will come down to whether the jury believes that she regretted this marriage so much that she pushed him off the edge. >> reporter: graham's attorney revealing the plan to show a starkly different image of her husband's lifestyle. charges of sec-degree murder, volunteer...
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did you caving or making the population dumb and then boris johnson come along and say well you're dumb enough why you're poor and then they'll take more money but this targeting of economic numbers and then making their assumptions fit the target yeah that has no bearing on the real economy that's the thing i'm and i'm. a fan of the innovative side of capitalism somebody said that innovative across the currency got to balance it with the state sector to some degree but the thing that i find infuriating is what i call the bureaucrats. and these people. you're crazy and then you get to the point soget some of the objectives they set and so on and they end up startling the innovative side of capitalism while not giving you the sort of balancing you'd want the site to do at the same time and also if you're a crisis running universities these days and degrading innovative research with a con handle people that don't fit inside their boxes you see it with cha getting an education and you know and it really does feel like you've actually got you know chairman mao in control of joseph stalin s
did you caving or making the population dumb and then boris johnson come along and say well you're dumb enough why you're poor and then they'll take more money but this targeting of economic numbers and then making their assumptions fit the target yeah that has no bearing on the real economy that's the thing i'm and i'm. a fan of the innovative side of capitalism somebody said that innovative across the currency got to balance it with the state sector to some degree but the thing that i find...
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and it's zach johnson who will steal tiger's thunder and take his trophy. the final time here at sherwood. >> two things you don't see. tiger missing a putt like that to lose an event and then smiling afterwards. >> only because it's tiger woods would you think, all right, this is almost a gimme. >> the issue there, he just struck too firmly. >> you can tell zach's surprised. he never thought he would finish in that fashion. >> let's go down to kurt. >> all right. zach, what an incredible finish. i know you hated to see tiger miss that putt, but take us back to the 72nd hole. your second shot with an 8-iron and then the wedge shot. what was going through your mind there? >> it wasn't a big one. it was one of those you hit it just a little hard, a little left, so i was trying to take a little off it. i didn't complete my backswing. it was just a bad swing. got caught up in the moment. and then certainly the next shot was a little too dramatic for me, but, you know, i guess i was teasing it in the holes previous. a lot of luck but i had a good number and very
and it's zach johnson who will steal tiger's thunder and take his trophy. the final time here at sherwood. >> two things you don't see. tiger missing a putt like that to lose an event and then smiling afterwards. >> only because it's tiger woods would you think, all right, this is almost a gimme. >> the issue there, he just struck too firmly. >> you can tell zach's surprised. he never thought he would finish in that fashion. >> let's go down to kurt. >> all...
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. >> hi, everyone, i'm veronica johnson. gearing show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them, a new metro campaign gets off track. we talk to riders after the internet explodes with accusations of sexism over this ad. >>> helping babies and parents breathe easier. the new development that could help keep infants out of the hospital. >>> plus, why one little girl might have had a bit of a rough day at the white house during the unveiling of this year's christmas decoration. >>> first though, a virginia woman tells the news4 i-team her dog almost died on a cross-country flight and she has proof on her cell phone camera. the airline wouldn't pay the vet bills unless she agreed to keep quiet. instead, she spoke out to the i-team's scott mcfarland. >> i still want to be reimbursed but i'm not going to be quiet. >> reporter: when janet sinclair decided to move to the east coast from san diego, she sined up for united pet safe program. >> we had never been on a plane together. this was our
. >> hi, everyone, i'm veronica johnson. gearing show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them, a new metro campaign gets off track. we talk to riders after the internet explodes with accusations of sexism over this ad. >>> helping babies and parents breathe easier. the new development that could help keep infants out of the hospital. >>> plus, why one little girl might have had a bit of a rough day at the white house during the...
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i'm on set with cory johnson. jon erlichman is inside. we will cover it all, from how they have gone from an auction house to a juggernaut. we will talk about their new glass and we will talk about their service. amazon may have drones, but ebay can bring you something in one hour. >> this is something that is interesting. people think ebay is one thing, but it is something very different. i do not think they understand how different this business is. >> it is really cold and i forgot my gloves. i'm getting some gloves delivered to us. >> it is 39 degrees in san jose. >> let's go inside to jon erlichman. what is that all about? >> it is a really fun place, frankly. i feel like i am back at the mall as a teenager. they have a guitar shop. i do not play guitar like cory johnson. you have got a place like where you would do your shopping. it is creative. there is this whole changing retail space where you can now use paypal or even your phone or tablet. there is a clothing store right here and we're going to go into an in-depth look at how i
i'm on set with cory johnson. jon erlichman is inside. we will cover it all, from how they have gone from an auction house to a juggernaut. we will talk about their new glass and we will talk about their service. amazon may have drones, but ebay can bring you something in one hour. >> this is something that is interesting. people think ebay is one thing, but it is something very different. i do not think they understand how different this business is. >> it is really cold and i...
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cory johnson will explain. >> this ticket business was ripe for innovation. ebay made an aggressive move by buying this. the business has grown into something. check this out. scalpers rarely left sports fans stub hub is trying to change the reaction to result tickets. >> we're not just about selling tickets. it is about the fan experience. innovation is used across the business. >> the plan is simple. they take 25% off the top of ticket sales and the rest goes to the seller. they are after a lot more. ebay paid $310 million for the business. back then, it sold 10 tickets per minute. now, it sells one ticket every second. >> this was the enabler for this to happen. >> ebay has grown the business with interactive seat maps and mobile ticketing and ways to split the bill with friends. stub hub is a risk for ebay. the business had much worse margins. ebay's gross margins have fallen from 77% to 69% since acquisition. paypal has furthered that trend. every incremental dollar compresses ebay's overall margins. milking big data could be the key to improving. >> thi
cory johnson will explain. >> this ticket business was ripe for innovation. ebay made an aggressive move by buying this. the business has grown into something. check this out. scalpers rarely left sports fans stub hub is trying to change the reaction to result tickets. >> we're not just about selling tickets. it is about the fan experience. innovation is used across the business. >> the plan is simple. they take 25% off the top of ticket sales and the rest goes to the seller....
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him and i do not play guitar like cory johnson. and you see a place like where a you see a place like where you would do your shopping. and him and it is creative. there is this whole changing him and him retail space where you can now use paypal or even him and your phone or tablet. there is a clothing store right here and we're going to go into an in-depth look at how it transforms itself to get ready is for the future. >> all right. we will have much more on the business throughout the day. him first, i want to go through ebay by the numbers. here is a look. him him ebay, the global e- him him commerce and payments company, with more than 31,000 employees in 33 countries around the world. they are driving three different businesses. in there is the online marketplace, where active users and buy, sell, or bid on 500 million items. and him things are sold every him six minutes. him him a pair of sunglasses is sold every 18 seconds. globally, clothing, shoes, and accessories are sold on mobile devices. people send or receive money.
him and i do not play guitar like cory johnson. and you see a place like where a you see a place like where you would do your shopping. and him and it is creative. there is this whole changing him and him retail space where you can now use paypal or even him and your phone or tablet. there is a clothing store right here and we're going to go into an in-depth look at how it transforms itself to get ready is for the future. >> all right. we will have much more on the business throughout the...
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veronica johnson and i are in storm center 4. it's here to stay much of your sunday. >>> the winter storm could affect your air travel. a live look at reagan national airport. you can barely see through the camera there. we are currently seeing a few cancellations at reagan, dallas and bwy. they have snow removal teams on standby. you should always check with your headline before heading out with that a lot of people might use abrasive chemicals to keep the pavement ice free. d.c. suggests instead of using chemistry use an anti-clump kitty litter or rock salt to add more traction to those walkways. d.c. snow team is testing the effectiveness of pet safe deicer on bridges and sidewalks. leaf collecting crews will be pull for the record snow removal duty. leaf blowing crews will focus on snow and ice removal instead. d.c. thanked residents in advance for their patience in this matter, assuring residents that leaf collection will resume once the storm passes. >>> snowflakes are already falling in parts of the region. bringing a mixt
veronica johnson and i are in storm center 4. it's here to stay much of your sunday. >>> the winter storm could affect your air travel. a live look at reagan national airport. you can barely see through the camera there. we are currently seeing a few cancellations at reagan, dallas and bwy. they have snow removal teams on standby. you should always check with your headline before heading out with that a lot of people might use abrasive chemicals to keep the pavement ice free. d.c....
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not tonight." [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, from johnson & johnson. congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution into the air. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. pop in the drum of any machine... ♪ ...to wash any size load. it dissolves in any temperature, even cold. tide pods. pop in. stand out. tide pods. uncle go one,two,one,two,one [uncle]thistwo,one.cotch,okay? [niece]okay! [uncle]okay? [niece]one,two three,four,five,six,seven,eight! [uncle laughing] okay,we go the other way,okay? [niece]one,two,three,four,five, six,seven! [uncle laughs]there's ten spaces,you want to try again? [uncle]yeah? >>> it's very easy to assume in this day and age that everyone is digitally connected. but 60% of families do not have access to the internet or computers. you're about to
not tonight." [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, from johnson & johnson. congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution into the air. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection....
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woods and johnson playing in the same group. johnson with a nice putt at 18 for a birdie to wrap up a round of 72. tiger on the same hole says i will take your birdie and make one of my own. tiger also with a 72, to strokes over johnson heading into tomorrow's final round. >> it will take a unlikely set of circumstances for anyone to win the nfc west. the 49ers need to prove they can move the ball and find passing windows. richard sherman had one of the seahawk's three interceptions that night and evolved into a san francisco nemesis, a role he doesn't seem to mind one bit. >> that is what we try to do, we try to sharpen one another and obviously, the personality traits of one another are going to rub off. we have some explosive players on offense and we try to have explosive players on defense. we're that competitive in everything that we do and that is what allows to us go out there and perform at high- levels on sundays, because it's like another practice for us, competing against somebody else. >> here is what is happening o
woods and johnson playing in the same group. johnson with a nice putt at 18 for a birdie to wrap up a round of 72. tiger on the same hole says i will take your birdie and make one of my own. tiger also with a 72, to strokes over johnson heading into tomorrow's final round. >> it will take a unlikely set of circumstances for anyone to win the nfc west. the 49ers need to prove they can move the ball and find passing windows. richard sherman had one of the seahawk's three interceptions that...
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not tonight." [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, from johnson & johnson. >>> welcome back to "cnn heroes." it's very easy in this day and age to assume that everyone is online, that everyone is digitally connected. but the reality is that 60% of low-income families do not have access in their homes to the internet or to computers. you're about to meet one extraordinary woman who is trying to bridge that digital divide. here to tell us about her is a proud supporter of the trevor project and the star of the hbo special "we are miracles," sarah silverman. [ applause ] >> our next hero started working at the age of 6. she is the daughter of migrant farm workers and picked baskets of beans from florida to new york and back again. what estella pyfrom learned moving from town to town was that an education was the ticket to a better life. so she studied hard and spent 50 years as an educator in the palm beach county school system. when retirement rolled up, estella was like, i'm not tired, yet. see, there were students who still really needed her, and at the age of 71, estel
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not tonight." [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, from johnson & johnson. did you try restarting it? no, not that. i was thinking about getting a tablet as a gift... verizon has tablets. they got a lot of them? accessing brain information... yes, they have a lot to choose from. did you really just... and now you can get $100 off any tablet. thanks, wayne. save like never before on any tablet at verizon now. get $100 off any tablet. plus trade in your old tablet for up to $150 or more. that's powerful. verizon. can you move your beverage away from the keyboard? it's making me anxious. sure thing. raley's is obligated to provide healthy ingredients and healthy prepared foods for everyone who's shopping in our stores. ♪ our customers, our community, can expect to find more local products and more organic products. what you're buying to make your salad at home is the same product that we're using to make the salad you buy for lunch in our stores. for us providing the healthiest meal is at the heart of every choice we make. ♪ >>> welcome back to "cnn heroes.
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johnson is exhibit a in exactly how to do that. mrs. ford said she thought that being a good housewife and mother was a much tougher job than going to the office and getting paid for it. so she was both a traditionalist and a trail blazer. as we've already said she had not only balanced the job but before they were in the white house she was in a sense mother and father. >> during that very brief presidency they hosted 33 state visits. >> the reason it was so concentrated is it was the by centennial year. in addition to being this hotly contested republican relation and then of course the fall campaign, it played out against the backdrop of the american by centennial. she loved entertaining. this is why i think when steve talked about her blossoming, and this is what he meant. this is a woman who was accustomed to being on the stage. as first lady, she was back on the stage. she really enjoyed entertaining. the entertainments were really personalized. the president of egypt was a great fan of the american west. she rounded up original s
johnson is exhibit a in exactly how to do that. mrs. ford said she thought that being a good housewife and mother was a much tougher job than going to the office and getting paid for it. so she was both a traditionalist and a trail blazer. as we've already said she had not only balanced the job but before they were in the white house she was in a sense mother and father. >> during that very brief presidency they hosted 33 state visits. >> the reason it was so concentrated is it was...
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amber rose johnson, thank you so much. that's our show for today. thank you to you at home for watching. we'll see you next saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we've got lots of good stuff planned for nerdland. right now, it's preview of "weekends with alex witt." >> i don't know if i want to do a preview after that. that was so powerful. >> when people are that good, i know. >> i was sitting here like this. amazing watching this girl. anyway, thank you for that. for those of you who want a little news, i'm going to tease some for you. here we go, everyone. ice storm part two. parts of the east coast will not be spared by this nasty stretch of weather. answers to where and when and how bad in minutes. >>> for years iran denied the world access to one specific energy plant. today, nuclear inspectors are there. so what might they find? we've got a live report from iran. >>> here's the headline, american schools versus the world. expensive, unequal, bad at math. i'm going to talk to the author of that article. >>> and reality check. will the amazon dream o
amber rose johnson, thank you so much. that's our show for today. thank you to you at home for watching. we'll see you next saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we've got lots of good stuff planned for nerdland. right now, it's preview of "weekends with alex witt." >> i don't know if i want to do a preview after that. that was so powerful. >> when people are that good, i know. >> i was sitting here like this. amazing watching this girl. anyway, thank you for that. for...
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veronica johnson joins me here in storm center 4 first thing this morning. already snowflakes spotted outside of our window. >> really around much of the area. and reports are coming in fast as we heard angie say on social media. that's what i've been monitoring. i'll give you a tour around the area, who has what and a lot of pictures coming in. >> if you're participating in our social media today, which we hope you will, send us facebook or twitter picture, don't forget to tell us where the picture is taken. we have a couple of pictures but don't know where they're from. advisories in southern maryland, prince george's county, district in arlington county, higher shaded pink counties here, winter storm warnings. there could be more in the way of accumulating snow and ice problem. current temperatures way below freezing, northern maryland in the shenandoah valley. storm team 4
veronica johnson joins me here in storm center 4 first thing this morning. already snowflakes spotted outside of our window. >> really around much of the area. and reports are coming in fast as we heard angie say on social media. that's what i've been monitoring. i'll give you a tour around the area, who has what and a lot of pictures coming in. >> if you're participating in our social media today, which we hope you will, send us facebook or twitter picture, don't forget to tell us...
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it goes back to when president johnson lowered the flags for winston church hill. >>> coming up last night, florida state didn't just beat duke, it crushed them. check out the quarterback there heurdling over defense, touchdown, victory. highlights, upsets for all of saturday's big games. >> detained in north korea for more than a month, now an american war veteran returns home to the u.s. as a free man. we'll hear from him in his own words. , and animals. that's why we created the share the love event. by the end of this year, the total donated by subaru could reach 35 million dollars. you get a great deal on a new subaru. we'll donate 250 dollars to a choice of charities that benefit your community. it feels good to be a helping hand. [knock] no one was at home, but on the kitchen table sat three insurance policies. the first had lots of coverage. the second, only a little. but the third was... just right! bear: hi! yeah, we love visitors. that's why we moved to a secluded house in the middle of the wilderness. just the right coverage at just the right price. coverage checker from
it goes back to when president johnson lowered the flags for winston church hill. >>> coming up last night, florida state didn't just beat duke, it crushed them. check out the quarterback there heurdling over defense, touchdown, victory. highlights, upsets for all of saturday's big games. >> detained in north korea for more than a month, now an american war veteran returns home to the u.s. as a free man. we'll hear from him in his own words. , and animals. that's why we created...
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i can't help but think of lyndon johnson. he spent all those years, all those decades in congress and in the senate, going along, placating, doing the bidding of the conservative forces who controlled his immediate political future. this was the lyndon johnson who was the segregationist, but then when he got to the top, he became president, no one controlled him anymore. he was free to speak his mind and act on his conscience. this is the lyndon johnson who ended segregation. i find myself wondering if there is a little lbj in this pope, a conservative cardinal who infuriated the left in argentina and now as pope is becoming something of a liberal icon. here to make sense of who pope francis is and how he is shaping up our politics, we're joined by msnbc.com's benjy sarlin, sarah p posner, ana marie cox is still with us, and ambassador flynn as well. ambassador flynn, i'll start with you. you were an appointee of president clinton as the ambassador to the vatican. you are somebody who has fairly conservative views on the cult
i can't help but think of lyndon johnson. he spent all those years, all those decades in congress and in the senate, going along, placating, doing the bidding of the conservative forces who controlled his immediate political future. this was the lyndon johnson who was the segregationist, but then when he got to the top, he became president, no one controlled him anymore. he was free to speak his mind and act on his conscience. this is the lyndon johnson who ended segregation. i find myself...